Which Sanwa Restrictor Plates Do You Use and why?

[Tyranix95]

Title says it all.

Do you use:

1. A Square Plate,


2. An Octagonal Plate, or


3. A Circle Plate.

 

[Kid Panda]

I don't use a gate at all, I close my eyes and feel the joystick.

 

[Tyranix95]

I knew it.

That explains everything.

 

[skinny503]

I use a dodecahedron

 

[ballzdeepx]

I like my plates like I do my Moms, octo style.

 

[GutsDozer]

I use square on mostly on SNK Fighters because of the tight movement. I use Octo on Capcom Fighters for the triangle charges and because it has more play to the stick. I never liked circle gates.

 

[K-2]

I only use Seimitsu Cheese Gates

 

[Black IcE]

N00b question here but what do the percentages mean on the diaphrams you posted ?

 

[Kid Panda]

N00b question here but what do the percentages mean on the diaphrams you posted ?

The percentage of the pie that each zone occupies.

 

[skate323k137]

I typically use an octagonal one. I don't mind square for shmups but I can't stand them for fighters if I have a choice. I miss too many quarter circle moves on square plates.

Occasionally for games like pac-man that use a 4-way joystick, I'll rotate the insert on a square plate to accomplish that. It's actually pretty nice.

 

[Tyranix95]

Played Ghosts N Goblins on a cab that had Sanwa sticks with a square gate (in the 4 way pos.), in it was really, really nice. Put all the american sticks I'd ever played the game on to shame.

 

[ebinsugewa]

Square. It's the default gate on JLF fight sticks and what I've grown accustomed to. It works well with charge characters, which are mainly what I play. Also works fine for shmups, I have no complaints about it there.

 

[Kid Panda]

Played Ghosts N Goblins on a cab that had Sanwa sticks with a square gate (in the 4 way pos.), in it was really, really nice. Put all the american sticks I'd ever played the game to shame.

I turned the square gate on my LS-33NA in the Blast and have been playing some GNG. First time I had ever gotten to Loki. If anyone wants a recommendation for a stick? LS-56 for anything but fighters. Sanwa JLF is best for fighters. Just sayin'

 

[Craig]

octo, the GTY or whatevers its called...

It just feels right...

 

[Jeneki]

I used to be all circle all the time. The first time I used a square gate it felt totally alien. But over time I adjusted and now I prefer square, mostly for the diagonals.

 

[SNKorSWM]

Square. That's the standard anyways and I'm used to it.

 

[Jibbajaba]

I typically use an octagonal one. I don't mind square for shmups but I can't stand them for fighters if I have a choice. I miss too many quarter circle moves on square plates.

This exactly. Although I did try a circular gate for the first time a couple of weeks ago and liked it. I still prefer the octagonal gate, but I like the circular better than the square for fighting games.

 

[Tyranix95]

The square gate feels odd to me when I play with shoto's (fireballers). The corners feel too deep. Can't ride the sides. Quarter circles seem to get mufed-up. Have to switch over to Chargers (to negate). Haven't tried an Octo yet.

But, with schmups, the square gate feels fine. Don't even noticed it.

 

[theMot]

When i used to play lots and lots of arcade games as a youngster i didnt even know there was a difference. I have grown up with that same ignorance and now dont really care.

 

[yatzr]

I typically use an octagonal one. I don't mind square for shmups but I can't stand them for fighters if I have a choice. I miss too many quarter circle moves on square plates.

Occasionally for games like pac-man that use a 4-way joystick, I'll rotate the insert on a square plate to accomplish that. It's actually pretty nice.

Exactly this.

 

[codecrank]

Octogonal

the only reason I would ever use square gates would be to play in a SFIV tournament or something. Even after 20 some years... my best guy is still Blanka. That 2nd ultra is so much easier with a square gate.

 

[ECZangief]

I use the square gates generally, mostly because having the diagonals easy to hit cleans up my execution in fighters.

Octagonal gates don't do anything for me. I used to sac them to make circular gates before they were readily available. Sold about 70 or 80 of them on shoryuken before Toodles started machining them.

The circle gate are fun for tooling around on since they are so smooth. I don't find them to be nearly as precise as a JLF with a square gate, but I'd like to try a circle gate with Toodles' Spark CE optical switch assembly. Supposedly you can adjust a pot that makes it more or less sensitive, which could make the diagonals more responsive.

 

[pulstar]

I use square gates almost exclusively. Occasionally I'll try an octagonal gate, but I'm used to square gates and it feels natural, to me at least.

 

[ChuChu Flamingo]

Square for me.

 

[Psygnosis8]

Octo. I mount them in any cab I can, though I will use a 4-way/diamond gate when I play stuff like PAC man or mr. Do, for obvious reasons.

I just love the feel of the clicks when I rotate the stick, and there's no question when I hit a new direction if I'm sliding slowly in fighting games.